markfarrelly9

The whole subject of CPR on women has been problematic for a while. So it was great to see the issue being address directly at the recent NIFAT conference in Adelaide. The theme of “they’re boobies not barriers” is a great one because it focuses on the key reason why women are less likely than men to receive CPR when they really need it. Studies show that women are around 10% less likely to receive CPR when they need it compared to men. These figures are worse when the incident occurs in a...

Everyone working in the security industry in Victoria should read this important article. On 19th June, 2025, there were substantial changes made to the Private Security Act 2004. These changes mandated that individual operator, private security licence holders, whose licences will expire ON or AFTER 5th October 2026, will have to undergo specific new training before their licence can be renewed. Depending on which specific security activities the licence holder is applying for will determine...

I remember my very first course in First Aid like it was yesterday. I did it when I was very young (back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth!) It was with St. Johns Ambulance Corps. I was training to become a Cadet. The course took five days! It was tough. Very tough. And so were the instructors. They drilled you and schooled you, like every single thing you were learning was a matter of life and death. Which of course it was. They even measured the wrapping of the bandage you put on a limb...